Class 1 of the Communication Department continued to use their 3-point guard formation.
Like Class 1 of Chinese Language and Literature, Class 1 of Communication Studies is also a team that has maintained a winning streak in this year's freshman basketball league of the School of Arts and Philosophy.
Their team has three top-tier point guards, each with individual abilities comparable to Xie Feng. They can all orchestrate the offense independently, penetrate, and shoot from the outside, and they also have excellent teamwork.
It was thanks to the tacit cooperation of the three point guards and their strong individual breakthrough scoring ability that Class 1 of Communication Engineering was able to advance all the way to the finals despite not having a suitable candidate at the center position.
The Chinese Class 1 team is also continuing to use the same playing style as before.
Zhang Yuanzhen guards the basket. When the opponent attacks, he is responsible for interior defense and rebounding. After grabbing a rebound, he passes the ball to Xie Feng, Ma Jianhua and Wang Meng.
Xie Feng and Ma Jianhua were responsible for scoring and organizing the attack, while Wang Meng moved around and cooperated with them.
Before the game, Class 1 of the Communication Department had studied Class 1 of the Chinese Department and knew that Class 1 of the Chinese Department had a freakish center whose ability to rebound and block shots was unmatched in the college. Even Da Zhuang, who is 1.92 meters tall, was defeated by Zhang Yuan. Today, they witnessed Zhang Yuan's miraculous dunk from the free-throw line. Therefore, they gave up the idea of attacking inside and prepared to focus on scoring outside.
At the start of the first quarter, Class 1 of the Communication Department launched a fierce offensive, taking the lead by making consecutive shots thanks to the outside shooting ability of their three point guards.
Among them, Chen Zhen, the main player of Class 1 of Communication, has an extremely high shooting percentage from outside the three-point line. He hit several three-pointers in a row, creating a small surge.
On the other hand, the Chinese Class 1 also plays from the outside, but Xie Feng's three-point shooting percentage is significantly lower than Chen Zhen's, and Ma Jianhua's shooting percentage is also lower than the other two point guards in the Communication Class 1.
This resulted in both teams having the same number of shots, but Class 1 of Chinese Language and Literature had a lower score than Class 1 of Communication.
By the end of the second quarter, Class 1 of the Chinese Language Department was already down by 10 points, making players Ma Jianhua and Wang Meng extremely anxious.
"Captain, what do we do? Their three point guards are better scorers than us!"
During halftime, Wang Meng said anxiously.
Ma Jianhua gathered the team's key players together to discuss countermeasures.
Chen Tingting, Chu Mengyao, and other girls in the class took out bottled water and Red Bull from the box and shared them with everyone to replenish their energy. They also encouraged everyone to keep up the good work and not to be discouraged.
Ma Jianhua: I think we need to adjust our tactics in the second half, abandon our usual outside offense and switch to inside offense centered around Zhang Yuan, while also using outside offense to help score.
Wang Meng: I agree. If we continue playing like this, the score gap might widen even further in the second half. Chen Zhen's three-point shooting percentage is just too high!
Xu Lang: I have no objection.
Xie Feng: I agree.
Even though Zhang Yuan might steal his thunder again, Xie Feng agreed in the face of class honor.
There was only one sound from Zhang Yuan!
Are you really going to attack the paint?
But I'm just a newbie who's only been playing basketball for less than a month. You guys are putting a lot of pressure on me!
Zhang Yuan mentally complained.
The third quarter begins.
The Communication Class 1 launched the attack. On the Chinese Class 1 side, apart from Zhang Yuan who was responsible for rebounding under the basket, the other four players went up to closely defend the opposing players, especially the three scoring point guards from the Communication Class 1.
As the Chinese Class 1 intensified their defense, another point guard from the Communication Class 1 hurriedly took a shot. The basketball hit the outside of the rim and bounced out. Zhang Yuan jumped up immediately and caught the bounced basketball!
The center from Class 1 of the Communication Department jumped to grab the rebound at the same time as Zhang Yuan jumped, but unfortunately his jumping height was a whole head shorter than Zhang Yuan's. He couldn't even touch the ball, let alone grab the rebound from Zhang Yuan.
After receiving the ball, Zhang Yuan passed it to Ma Jianhua, and then quickly rushed towards the opponent's basket.
Ma Jianhua dribbled the ball once and then passed it to Xie Feng, but Chen Zhen immediately stepped up to defend Xie Feng.
Chen Zhen's strength is no less than Xie Feng's, and he is even better at three-pointers. Due to Chen Zhen's close defense, Xie Feng almost lost the ball and had to pass it to Wang Meng.
Seeing that Zhang Yuan was in position, Wang Meng received the ball and immediately lobbed it high to Zhang Yuan!
That pass was way too high!
Who could catch something that high up?!
Yes, it's been projected too high!
The students watching commented, "Wang Meng, number 7 from Class 1 of Xiaozhong Chinese, his passing is really bad!"
Wang Meng knew that his pass was a bit high, but he did it on purpose. He believed that Zhang Yuan could catch the ball. If the pass was too low, given the abnormal reaction ability of the three point guards in Class 1, the ball might be intercepted!
Class 1 of Chinese is now 10 points behind, so we need to play it safe!
Sure enough, Zhang Yuan seemed to be telepathically connected with Wang Meng. As soon as the ball came over, he opened his Yongquan acupoint, pushed off with his toes, and leaped high into the air!
He jumped almost 1.2 meters!
Catch the ball in mid-air, then turn and land, slamming it into the basket with both hands as it approaches.
Bang!
The ball went in! A beautiful alley-oop dunk.
The stadium erupted in cheers!
What a beautiful alley-oop dunk!
Zhang Yuan is amazing!
Zhang Yuan, I love you!
In her excitement, the female fan blurted out some cringeworthy, childish remarks.
After Zhang Yuan's successful dunk, the morale of Class 1 of Chinese Language and Literature was boosted again!
The Communication Class 1 inbounded the ball, and Chen Zhen and the three point guards passed it around to each other. At this time, except for Zhang Yuan, the other four members of the Chinese Class 1 were making a concerted effort to defend closely. The third point guard of the Communication Class 1 finally made a mistake when passing the ball, and it was intercepted by Xie Feng.
Then Xie Feng quickly broke through and launched a counterattack into the basket of Class 1 of the Communication Department. Chen Zhen caught up in time and blocked Xie Feng's shot. Xie Feng had no choice but to pass to Zhang Yuan, who had successfully positioned himself under the basket.
Zhang Yuan received the ball well and jumped high again.
Bang!
The rim shook violently, and Zhang Yuan dunked successfully once again!
Two more points! The score is now only 6 points behind!
Outside the stadium, the audience erupted in cheers, chanting Zhang Yuan's name.
Many students play basketball in college, but most of them play as amateurs. Due to limitations in height and jumping ability, very few people can dunk as easily as Zhang Yuan. Therefore, Zhang Yuan's beautiful dunk is enough to make all the students' blood boil.
Zhang Yuan dunked twice, helping Class 1 of Chinese Literature recover 4 points, but Class 1 of Communication kept the score close and quickly recovered 2 points. In the third quarter, both sides were chasing each other and giving it their all.
At the end of the third quarter, Class 1 of Chinese Language and Literature tied the score with Zhang Yuan's terrifying scoring ability under the basket, making the score 60-60!
During the third quarter break, both teams' starters were exhausted, panting heavily outside the court, while Zhang Yuan calmly drank mineral water, showing no signs of fatigue.
After a short break, the game continued.
The Chinese Class 1 continues to use the inside-line playing style.
The two sides are still locked in a tug-of-war, with the score remaining very close.
Halfway through the fourth quarter, Wang Meng from Class 1 of Chinese Language and Literature was the first to run out of energy and lost the ball. Chen Zhen from Class 1 of Communication received the ball and made a shot from beyond the free-throw line.
Class 1 of the Communication Department leads by 2 points, 72:70.
By this point in the game, everyone's physical strength was nearing its limit. Whether it was Xie Feng, Ma Jianhua, Wang Meng, and Xu Lang from Class 1 of Chinese Language and Literature, or the three point guards and two other players from Class 1 of Communication, their shooting accuracy and running speed had clearly declined, and they had even made several mistakes.
On the Chinese Class 1 side, Wang Meng had made two consecutive mistakes. He was pale and bent over, panting heavily.
Ma Jianhua and Xie Feng weren't much better off.
Wang Meng, still not good enough?
Ma Jianhua asked, panting.
Wang Meng lowered his head and breathed heavily, unable to even answer.
If Wang Meng is too exhausted, he will have to be replaced by a substitute. However, the substitutes for Class 1 of Chinese Language and Literature are too weak. In this final championship match, the opponent is very strong. So, if Wang Meng can hold on, Ma Jianhua still hopes that Wang Meng can persevere a little longer.
At this moment, Zhang Yuan, who had been keeping a low profile and not saying much, spoke up: Captain, I can defend number 3 for Wang Meng, and let Wang Meng guard the basket!
Are you capable?
Ma Jianhua wiped his sweat and asked uncertainly. Seeing that Zhang Yuan was not even out of breath, he wondered how Zhang Yuan could have such good stamina.
Zhang Yuan: I can!
Okay, you and Wang Meng will switch positions. Wang Meng, you'll be under the basket.
Wang Meng nodded, his face still pale.
The number 3 player that Zhang Yuan was defending was the one with the best physical fitness among the five main players in Class 1 of the Chinese Language and Literature program, and also the one with the best stamina among the three point guards. Just now, Wang Meng was exhausted, allowing the number 3 player to break through and score continuously, and Class 1 of the Chinese Language and Literature program fell behind again.
The number 3 point guard looked at Zhang Yuanlai with disdain.
Before the game, Class 1 of Communication had carefully studied the characteristics and basketball skills of each key player in Chinese Class 1. This Zhang Yuan, despite his impressive rebounding and dunking skills, is a complete novice with weak ball control and shooting ability.
Therefore, when Zhang Yuan came to defend him, the number 3 player from Class 1 of the Communication Department not only looked disdainful, but even a little smug.
Now he has a chance to break through and score more points, and maybe even become the MVP of this final.
hey-hey!
Point guard number 3 is the second strongest player in Class 1 of the Communication Department, second only to Chen Zhen, and his physical fitness is even better than Chen Zhen's.
After receiving the pass, the number 3 point guard made a fake move, suddenly accelerated, and easily broke through Zhang Yuan's right side.
"With this level of skill, you think you can defend against me?"
Player number 3 said in a low voice.
Just as the number 3 point guard had half his body around Zhang Yuan, a large hand suddenly appeared in front of the basketball and blocked it.
The ball was stolen from point guard number 3!
"Oh my god!"
The ball was stolen from the number 3 point guard!
An uproar erupted outside the stadium.
The ball-handling ability of the No. 3 point guard in Class 1 of Communication is no weaker than that of Chen Zhen, the class's top player, and their overall basketball strength is almost on par with Chen Zhen's!
Zhang Yuan stole the ball from point guard number 3 as soon as he arrived!
Many people, including the students in Chinese Class 1, were dumbfounded.
"Didn't they say he only plays basketball?"
Is this how a newbie should operate?!
On the bench of Class 1, Bamboo Pole Fatty Bo was complaining in his heart, and even Xie Feng and Ma Jianhua on the field were complaining in their hearts.
The main members of Class 1 of the Communication Department were also stunned.
"Wasn't it said he was a rookie who could only attack the basket?"
"This is not scientifically sound!"
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